You snooze, you lose! Lessons on trademarks

Today’s episode is told through the eyes of Nonso, a fictional aspiring tech founder in Lagos, Nigeria. Nonso comes across the Apple v Proview Technology case aka “the ipad case” in a Techcrunch article titled “Court Reportedly Rules Against Apple In China As The iPads Keep Rolling Out Of Foxconn.” and shares it with her co-founder Chiaka. They get help breaking down the case from Nonso’s shady elder sister Ada who’s in Law School.

Inspiration for this podcast was drawn from my favourite storytelling podcasts: Passing Through by NnekaJ, WBUR’s Modern Love and Radiotopia’s Ear Hustle.

References
Court Reportedly Rules Against Apple In China As The iPads Keep Rolling Out Of Foxconn https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/20/apple-china-ipad-proview-foxcon/


Apple pays $60 million to settle China iPad trademark dispute https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-china/apple-pays-60-million-to-settle-china-ipad-trademark-dispute-idUSBRE86104320120702


Tackling bad faith registration of domain names in a fast-changing landscape https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2019/06/article_0006.html


Julia Roberts retrieves her domain name https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/julia-roberts-retrieves-her-domain-name


Julia Roberts v. Russell Boyd https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2000/d2000-0210.html


15 Product Trademarks That Have Become Victims Of Genericization https://www.consumerreports.org/consumerist/15-product-trademarks-that-have-become-victims-of-genericization/